A normal private pilot student will fly 45 or more hours
getting to the check-ride. But the training can be expanded
to include the instrument rating training and be expanded
with glider and seaplane if desired. It isn't as if a
student will run out of new things to do.

--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
oups.com...
| But having to wait a year between solo and private is a
lot of down
| time for someone who probably has an enormous number of
non-aviation
| activities and a very short attention span (pretty much
describes all
| of us at 15). It might be best to wait until he is old
enough to pursue
| this activities at his natural pase and not get stopped
all the time by
| age requirements.
|
| -Robert
|
|
| Jim Macklin wrote:
| You don't "ramp up" for solo or even the private, you
ramp
| up for a career in stages. The goal is always coming
and it
| isn't just the solo, or even the private, but the CFI
and
| ATP experience level.
|